Supported Employment Specialist - Yakima Neighborhood Health Services

This job requires that you be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Who We Are:

Established in 1975, Non-Profit Yakima Neighborhood Health Services serves patients in the areas of Behavioral Health, Family Dentistry, Internal Medicine, Women’s Health, Primary Care, Pediatrics, Vision Care and Pharmacy. Our mission is to improve the quality of life and equity in our communities by providing accessible and integrated health and social services, ending homelessness and offering unique learning opportunities for students of health professions.

Yakima Neighborhood Health Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity in the workplace and are committed to an inclusive work environment.

Why Work at Yakima Neighborhood Health Services?

YNHS offers great compensation for this position, with a starting wage of $27-$29.00 an hour, along with high value benefits of employer provided medical, dental, vision, life, disability and retirement insurances. To support our team, we also provide 10 paid holidays, flexible amounts of paid leave and/or cash-out options, and retention bonuses to reward commitment to our mission.

Our Ideal Candidate: We are looking for a candidate that has a passion to work with individuals who are homeless or in transitional housing The technical qualifications are:

● Knowledge of serious mental illnesses(including treatment, medication, and the impact of mental illnesses onvocational functioning).

● Ability to identify consumers’ interests,strengths, skills, abilities, and unique set of challenges and match them withjobs.

● Ability to identify and arrange long-termsupports to help consumers keep jobs.

● Ability to advocate effectively for consumerswith team members and employers.

● General knowledge and experience in jobdevelopment and marketing.

● Demonstrated ability to relate positivelywith employers in the community; and

● Working knowledge of a broad range ofoccupations and jobs.

Day to Day:

• Engages consumers and establishes trusting, collaborative relationships directed toward the goal of competitive employment in integrated job settings.

• Assesses consumers’ vocational functioning on ongoing basis.

• Following SE principles and procedures, helps consumers in job development and job search activities directed toward positions that are consistent with consumers’ needs and interests.

• Provides individualized, time-unlimited, follow-along services to help consumers sustain employment.

• Based on agreement with consumers, provides education and support to employers, which may include negotiating job accommodations and follow-along contact with employers.

• Provides outreach services to consumers, as necessary, when they appear to disengage from SE services. If necessary, maintains some contact with consumers even without a vocational focus to sustain engagement.

• Meets regularly with team members to coordinate and integrate vocational services into physical and mental health treatment.

• Draws up individual employment plans with consumers, case managers, and other treatment team providers and updates the plans quarterly.

• Works in the community to engage and support consumers, family members, and employers. Perform related work or other tasks as requested.

• Maintain organized, clean, efficient and confidential work area.

• Represent YNHS in local meetings as requested.

• Perform related work or other tasks as requested.